tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1508595818128780410.post5565974912230366130..comments2023-05-23T06:07:01.738-07:00Comments on RELENTLESS LIBERAL: Solving the Oil CrisisUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1508595818128780410.post-72565594872376576022008-07-15T19:15:00.000-07:002008-07-15T19:15:00.000-07:00First off, the environment: CO2 is a very small im...First off, the environment: CO2 is a very small impact to global warming. In one year, china's coal plants produce more CO2 in a year than 3 billion ford cars running nonstop for a year, so please put aside any thoughts that our cars are the problem of global warming; theyre not.<BR/><BR/>I agree with the idea of increasing fuel efficiency in cars, though first the economics should be analyzed, i.e. how much money will we really save by doing this? If the answer is a lot, go for it!<BR/><BR/>Increasing tax on gasoline will not significantly drive down demand, though Americans do waste a lot of gas going needless places, a majority of driving is essential driving that needs to be done. Taxing fuel will bring up the price of everything you purchase. As far as I know, every product in stores have to be transported, often many miles. If truckers are paying more for fuel, they are forced to pass it on to their consumer(the store) and the store is forced(economically) to pass it on to you.<BR/><BR/>I come from a rural, agricultural background. Raising YOUR food takes a lot of gas, semis, combines, diggers dont run on air! My relatives are aerial applicators (crop-dusters). Because Jet-A has gone to 2.50 to 4.50 in less than a year, they have been forced to raise their prices, which are passed on to farmers, who pass it on to consumers. <BR/><BR/>To my understanding the oil crisis is about high prices, not availability, we can and will get our oil, expensive or not, its about US consumers. So making every commodity more expensive indirectly from your taxes, it is only contributing to the problem.<BR/><BR/>Telecommuting is a great idea for people who have office jobs, that is, I think, your best idea, along with carpooling. These are excelent ideas, and will help, but it is not a solution to an energy crisis. Though it is a good small-scale idea for consumers to save moneyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1508595818128780410.post-73033672293514292832008-05-19T13:23:00.000-07:002008-05-19T13:23:00.000-07:00This is where the phrase "Liberal Fascism" comes f...This is where the phrase "Liberal Fascism" comes from. A problem is identified- high oil price. The solution invariably is to use government power to compel people to behave in certain ways to solve the problem. You would further confiscate people's earning with increased taxes, subsidize favored entities at the expense of those deemed less favored, ration petroleum, "promote" car pooling. People drive their cars the way they do because they like to. If/when it becomes truly too expensive for them to continue doing what they like (i.e., pursuing their own happiness), they are fully capable of deciding to drive less, carpool, buy smaller, more efficient vehicles. I'll believe that the gas "crisis" is a real problem for real people when I see ordinary people doing what they can to lower the cost of driving immediately, by driving slower. I haven't seen that yet.<BR/><BR/>I agree that the tax holiday will produce miniscule savings, and that would be counterproductive if you goal is for people to drive less. Drilling in CA, Alaska, and offshore need not be any more dangerous to the environment than drilling any other place, but your true goal is for people to drive less, not for them to pursue their happiness by having petroleum readily available at a reasonable price. (Most oil related disasters are due to tanker accidents, not drilling. Drill closer to home, and you need fewer tankers).<BR/><BR/>Please admit that you just want people to do what you think they should do, not what they think they should do. That would be honest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1508595818128780410.post-1307373740392114832008-05-15T14:44:00.000-07:002008-05-15T14:44:00.000-07:00Came here on recommendation of An Average Patriot....Came here on recommendation of An Average Patriot. I think these are excellent ideas - and I also think that #2 is a terrific idea. We DO have the technology.<BR/><BR/>I'd also suggest that for those of us who can telecommute, let us work at home. It is crucial to the environment to get people off the roads.DivaJoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02534571327558009753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1508595818128780410.post-24242813890862082672008-05-15T12:03:00.000-07:002008-05-15T12:03:00.000-07:00good ideas Jerome Especially 6. there is so much...good ideas Jerome<BR/> Especially 6. there is so much to discuss here and I believe i have in the past but I will say I heard a good idea last night and that was do what President Carter did. Gas rationing, a gas card (my own thought) and maybe for food and other things. This is all just beginning my friend! <BR/> You have to wonder too if Bush is topping off our reserve tanks in preparation for attacking Iran or just to further enrich his friends? Remember he clandestinely put making capturing our shale oil reserves and making it economical on the fast track in 2005. T Boone Pickens said $5 at the pump would do it. Where almost there as well as every facet of This created mess Bush is cheer leading for whoever is really behind the right!jmsjoinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17631105639275375922noreply@blogger.com